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Factors associated with quality of life: univariate analysis. The lower the EORTC QLQ-C30 score, the better the quality of life was. A negative β value means the higher values of the variable are associated with better quality of life.
| N = 100 | β (SD) | P-value |
| ADL: activities of daily living; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; IADL: instrumental activities of daily living; MNA: mini nutritional assessment; NHYA: New York Heart Association functional class; SPPB: short physical performance battery. | ||
| Age, yrs | 0.06 (0.2) | 0.8 |
| Male gender | 6.1 (2.9) | 0.04 |
| Number of medications | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.5 |
| Charlson Index | 1.6 (0.8) | 0.04 |
| Valve heart disease | 2.3 (3.3) | 0.5 |
| Coronary heart disease | 5.4 (2.9) | 0.06 |
| Arrhythmia | 5.9 (3.0) | 0.05 |
| Heart failure | 7.2 (2.9) | 0.01 |
| Type 2 diabetes | 3.9 (3.6) | 0.3 |
| NYHA (Ⅲ/Ⅳ vs. Ⅰ/Ⅱ) | 10.3 (2.8) | < 0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 0.4 (0.3) | 0.1 |
| MNA score | -1.7 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| ADL score | -7.5 (3.1) | 0.02 |
| IADL score | -4.8 (2.2) | 0.04 |
| Low handgrip | 3.7 (3.0) | 0.2 |
| Walking speed, m/s | -12.9 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
| SPPB score | -2.4 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Fried frailty phenotype | 6.2 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
| Albumin level, g/L | -0.5 (0.4) | 0.2 |
| CRP, mg/L | 0.2 (0.08) | 0.01 |